Letter to Chancellor Johnson; Per your request, this communique serves as a preface to the document herein and delineates the historical perspective and justification for the $1.5 million appropriation to Langston University for the state of...

"On april 1, 2009 the United States Secretary of Education Duncan released guidance pertaining to the State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF), Title I, part A ARRA grants and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grant funds...

The United States Department of Education’s No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, created stringent accountability requirements through the Title I program when addressing Charter Schools. The manner in which each state implements those...

Local educational agencies, (LEAs) receiving funds from a federally funded source, must participate in a monitoring process required by the United States Department of Education (USDE) as an accountability component of No Child Left Behind Act...

Like all State educational agencies (SEAs), the Oklahoma State Department of Education, as a condition of receiving funds under Title I, Part A and Title II, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), provided an assurance to the...

Title III, Part A: Amended Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs), Oklahoma State Department of Education,
2010-2011; Title III, Part A, Accountability: The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 specifies that school districts using Title...

Oklahoma in 2011 has arrived at a challenging and promising crossroads for its educational system.; Oklahoma can be a leader in education, but only if we are committed to new fundamentals for the 21st Century - and to an unambiguous goal....

Reward Schools are high achieving in all state assessments or have high progress in reading and mathematics.; Priority Schools are in the bottom 5 percent of achievement in reading and mathematics, have a graduation rate below 60 percent for at...

By submitting this flexibility request, the SEA requests flexibility through waivers of the ten ESEA requirements listed below and their associated regulatory, administrative, and reporting requirements by checking each of the boxes below. The...

STATES LEADING REFORM •States and districts have initiated groundbreaking reforms and innovations to increase the quality of instruction and improve academic achievement for all students. •NCLB requirements have unintentionally become barriers to...

States and districts have initiated groundbreaking reforms and innovations to increase the quality of instruction and improve academic achievement for all students. •NCLB requirements have unintentionally become barriers to State and local...

Recently, questions have been raised about Oklahoma’s waiver from No Child Left Behind, particularly with respect to Priority Schools identified in the waiver. This information is intended to address as many of these questions as possible.

Lowest Scoring Schools by District Size and School Level (SIG Schools Excluded); Ranking of All Priority Schools with Scores Sorted by District Size and School Level; Ranking of All Priority Schools (Unsorted)

Priority Schools: As part of Oklahoma’s ESEA Waiver application, the SDE identified the 5% of schools facing the greatest challenges in meeting the requirements of the federal accountability system. •Capacity Review: Each Priority School and its...

As part of Oklahoma’s ESEA Waiver application - to transition the state from the federal system of accountability to an Oklahoma-defined system - the State Department of Education identified the five percent of schools facing the greatest...

Recently, questions have been raised about Oklahoma’s waiver from No Child Left Behind, particularly with respect to Priority Schools identified in the waiver. This information is intended to address as many of these questions as possible.

Recently, questions have been raised about Oklahoma’s waiver from No Child Left Behind, particularly with respect to Priority Schools identified in the waiver. This information is intended to address as many of these questions as possible.

In order to move forward with State and local reforms designed to improve academic achievement and increase the quality of instruction for all students in a manner that was not originally contemplated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB),...